Tale

 1 Turtle|        TURTLE SAVED HIS OWN LIFE~A KING once had a lake made in
 2 Turtle|           rafts on it. One day the king told them he had asked the
 3 Turtle|         the bank of the lake."~The king ordered his men to catch
 4 Turtle|            cried and ran away.~The king was very fond of his sons,
 5 Turtle|           a cruel thing!"~When the king heard what the Turtle said,
 6 Rice  |            AT one time a dishonest king had a man called the Valuer
 7 Rice  |           owners of the goods.~The king was not pleased with this
 8 Rice  |            he thought.~One day the king saw a stupid, miserly peasant
 9 Rice  |          into the palace yard. The king sent for the fellow and
10 Rice  |          like the position. So the king had him made Valuer. He
11 Rice  |          anything he chose. As the king had made him Valuer, the
12 Rice  |        horses to the court of this king. The Valuer came and said
13 Rice  |            measure of rice. So the king ordered the horse-dealer
14 Rice  |      standing in your place by the king?' If he says he can, go
15 Rice  |            can, go with him to the king, and I will be there, too."~
16 Rice  |           Yes, I can go before the king with you and tell what a
17 Rice  |            So they went before the king and his ministers in the
18 Rice  | horse-dealer bowed down before the king, and said: "O King, I have
19 Rice  |      before the king, and said: "O King, I have learned that a measure
20 Rice  |       hundred horses. But will the king be pleased to ask the Valuer
21 Rice  |          the measure of rice?"~The king, not knowing what had happened,
22 Rice  |               A measure of rice, O King!" said he.~"Very good, then!
23 Rice  |         measure of rice."~Then the king was ashamed, and drove out
24 Rice  |              I tried to please the king by setting a low price on
25 Rabbit|         they knew the voice of the King of Beasts, and they feared
26 Rabbit|        fast?" asked the Lion.~"Oh, King Lion," they answered him, "
27 Rabbit|          had not been for the wise King of Beasts, they might be
28 Elepha|      GIRLY-FACE~ONCE upon a time a king had an Elephant named Girly-face.
29 Elepha|            near him.~By and by the king heard of this and sent one
30 Elepha|          wise man went back to the king. Said he, "I think Girly-face
31 Elepha|           more."~So that night the king sent a company of the best
32 Deer  |          lived in a forest and was king of a herd of five hundred
33 Deer  |      Monkey Deer. They, too, had a king.~The king of that country
34 Deer  |         They, too, had a king.~The king of that country was fond
35 Deer  |         the Deer into it. Then the king could go into the park and
36 Deer  |           the gate and went to the king to tell him that in the
37 Deer  |            the Deer he wanted.~The king went at once to look at
38 Deer  |         great herds.~Some days the king would go to hunt the Deer,
39 Deer  |          would drop down dead.~The King of the Banyan Deer sent
40 Deer  |           Banyan Deer sent for the King of the Monkey Deer and said, "
41 Deer  |        young baby. She went to her king and said, "O King of the
42 Deer  |           to her king and said, "O King of the Monkey Deer, let
43 Deer  |            on the block." ~But the king did not help her. He told
44 Deer  |          die.~Then she went to the King of the Banyan Deer and asked
45 Deer  |        next day the cook found the King of the Banyan Deer lying
46 Deer  |        block. The cook went to the king, who came himself to find
47 Deer  |           to find out about this.~"King of the Banyan Deer! did
48 Deer  |          you lying here?"~"O great King!" said the King of the Banyan
49 Deer  |            O great King!" said the King of the Banyan Deer, "a mother
50 Deer  |         place, so I came myself."~"King of the Banyan Deer! I never
51 Sprite|    WATER-SPRITE~ONCE upon a time a king had three sons. The first
52 Sprite|         called the Sun Prince. The king was so very happy when the
53 Sprite|            grown before asking the king to give her the boon.~On
54 Sprite|         Sun Prince she said to the king, "Great King, when our youngest
55 Sprite|           said to the king, "Great King, when our youngest child
56 Sprite|            to Sun Prince."~But the king refused, saying that the
57 Sprite|           queen went away, but the king saw that she was not pleased
58 Sprite|       while we rest here."~Now the King of the Fairies had given
59 Sprite|            water-sprite. The Fairy King had said to the water-sprite, "
60 Sprite|            in the forest until the king died. Then they went back
61 Sprite|            eldest brother was made king and he had his brothers
62 White |                            XIV~THE KING'S WHITE ELEPHANT~ONCE upon
63 White |           on his back.~One day the king came down the river and
64 White |            for the carpenters. The king at once wanted the Elephant
65 White |          Elephant went on with the king.~The king was proud of his
66 White |         went on with the king.~The king was proud of his new Elephant
67 Birds |           XVIII~WHY THE OWL IS NOT KING OF THE BIRDS~WHY is it that
68 Birds |            a certain man for their king. The four-footed animals
69 Birds |          of their number for their king. The fish in the ocean chose
70 Birds |          fish in the ocean chose a king to rule over them. Then
71 Birds |      crying:~"Among men there is a king, and among the beasts, and
72 Birds |           none. We ought to have a king. Let us choose one now."~
73 Birds |            us have the Owl for our king."~No, not all, for one old
74 Birds |           t want the Owl to be our king. Look at him now while you
75 Birds |         that you want him for your king. See how sour he looks right
76 Birds |          want no such sour-looking king!"~Then the Crow flew up
77 Birds |            Turtle Dove to be their king, and then flew to their